Frank McCourt

Writing

Birthday

1930/08/19

Day of death

2009/07/19 (78 years old)

Gender

Male

Place of Birth

Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA

Also know as

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Biography

Francis McCourt was an Irish-American teacher and writer. He won a Pulitzer Prize for his book Angela's Ashes, a tragicomic memoir of the misery and squalor of his childhood. In October 1949, at the age of 19, McCourt left Ireland. He had saved money from various jobs including as a telegram delivery boy and stolen from one of his employers, a moneylender, after her death. He took a boat from Cork to New York City. A priest he had met on the ship got him a room to stay in and his job at New York...Read more

Acting
6.0

(2003) Beautiful Kid

as Mr. Lennihan

7.2

(2008) Historic Pubs of Dublin

as Himself/Presenter

Home
8.6

(2006) Home

as ---

King Leopold's Ghost
7.7

(2006) King Leopold's Ghost

as ---

Charlie Rose
5.6

(1991) Charlie Rose

as Self (Charlie Rose archive footage 12/30/97)

The Colbert Report
6.8

(2005) The Colbert Report

as Self